Shriki, Sharli (Shalom)

Son of Yehuda and Fanny. He was born on May 20, 1959 in Morocco. In 1962, at the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his family and settled in Herzliya. As a boy and boy, he was cheerful and Simcha and soon liked all those who knew him. He was always willing to help others, to protect the weak and to resolve the differences between the parties, without violence, but with speech and persuasion. He graduated from the Gordon School in Herzliya. And then continued to study for another year at the ORT high school. Then he decided to go to work. He spent half a year on a kibbutz, where he helped during the harvest season in the banana industry. He then returned to his parents’ home and began working as a scribe. At home he was devoted to his parents and a good brother to his sisters. He always tried to help the family as much as he could. Charley was drafted into the IDF in early 1976 and assigned to the infantry unit, after which he was sent to serve in a combat unit. He used to hurry me up in the morning and report to the morning roll call, the first to be present. He was a good soldier, never complained about the hard training and the journeys and always helped everyone. “Another friend wrote,” Together we practiced, we guarded outposts, we crossed the border and Sharli was undoubtedly one of the best soldiers, but more than that – he was a good friend. He held the platoon and taught new soldiers to be good soldiers … “On 17.1.1979, Sharli fell to the military cemetery in Herzliya, leaving behind his parents and five sisters in a condolence letter to the bereaved family. His commander wrote: “Charlie was one of the best fighters in the battalion, a soldier with excellent combat ability, with great willpower and courage. He volunteered for almost every difficult task that required endurance and perseverance, and in all of them he discovered his ability and served as an example for soldiers in the company and in the battalion. He was loved by his comrades-in-arms and commanders alike. Thanks to the love of others, he returned to his right and his modesty. The character of Sharli will serve as a model for us and in light of which we will go. “To commemorate his name, his family donated a Torah scroll to a synagogue.